Golden Key — $10 Michigan Scratch-Off #0720
Golden Key (#0720) is a $10 Michigan scratch-off launched on September 26, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #52 of 107 active games on current payout (73.5%, $7.35 expected back per ticket) and #23 of 26 $10 games, #58 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.06) and #47 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,810,903). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.0 points (76.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.9% (1 in 3.86 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 3,621,805 tickets are still unsold (42.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Golden Key, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Michigan game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 892,145 of 1,635,828 prizes (54.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 2,104,765 | 1 in 1,810,903 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 300,681 | 1 in 258,700 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 59,012 | 1 in 55,720 | 107 | 42 | 65 | 60.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,934 | 1 in 6,343 | 1,064 | 493 | 571 | 53.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,976 | 1 in 3,141 | 2,122 | 969 | 1,153 | 54.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 45.5 | 1 in 48.4 | 138,629 | 63,854 | 74,775 | 53.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 42.4 | 157,951 | 72,540 | 85,411 | 54.1% |
| $30 | 1 in 35.6 | 1 in 37.7 | 177,615 | 81,607 | 96,008 | 54.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 12.6 | 526,660 | 240,090 | 286,570 | 54.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 10.4 | 631,656 | 284,080 | 347,576 | 55.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.86 | 1 in 4.06 | 1,635,828 | 743,683 | 892,145 | 54.5% |
How Golden Key has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 65 remain.
Golden Key: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Golden Key?
- 2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,810,903.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Golden Key?
- 1 in 4.06 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.86 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.06, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.65.
- Is Golden Key worth buying?
- Its current payout is 73.5% ($7.35 back per $10 ticket), rank #52 of 107 in Michigan. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Lady Luck 777 (#0711, $10) at 78.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Golden Key tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,621,805 of roughly 6,314,296 printed tickets are unsold (42.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Golden Key launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 26, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $10 Michigan scratch-offs
- Lady Luck 777 — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.05 any prize
- 50X — 76.8% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- Blazing Suits — 76.6% payout, 1 in 3.78 any prize
- $1,000,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier — 76.5% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
- $1,000,000 Instant Jackpot — 76.3% payout, 1 in 3.84 any prize